Fourth of July 2016 TV Specials

This coming Monday is Independence Day, and the celebration
of the United States’ 240th birthday!

As such, live television programming that revolves around this display of
patriotism will be airing on multiple networks; additionally, many movies
inspired by the founding of the U.S. and other key moments in American history
will be appearing.

Movies

*7:30 a.m. “The Howards of Virginia,” TCM. In the mid-1700s, Virginian Matt
Howard (Cary Grant) and his family experience the Revolutionary War.

*9:30 a.m. “John Paul Jones,” TCM. The life of Scottish American sailor John
Paul Jones (Robert Stack), one of the U.S.’ most well-known naval fighters
during the Revolutionary War, is portrayed in this 1959 film.

*11:45 a.m. “The Scarlet Coat,” TCM. U.S. Maj. John Bolton (Cornel Wilde) and
British Maj. John Andre (Michael Wildling) engage one another during the
Revolutionary War.

*1:30 p.m. “The Devil’s Disciple,” TCM. As the Revolutionary War unfolds, the
Rev. Anthony Anderson (Burt Lancaster) and an outcast (Kirk Douglas) must make
bold decisions.

*3 p.m. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” TCM. This 1939 Academy Award-winning
political comedy-drama features a naïve man (James Stewart) taking on
corruption in the U.S. Senate.